The Chicago Alliance for Minority Participation is pleased to announce that our Conference Keynote Address will be given by

Major Michael P. Anderson,
USAF NASA Astronaut

Graduated from Cheney High School in Cheney, Washington, in 1977.
Bachelor of science degree in physics/astronomy from University of Washington, 1981.
Master of science degree in Physics from Creighton University, 1990.

Distinguished graduate USAF Communication Electronics Officers course.
Recipient of the Armed Forces Communication Electronics Associations Academic Excellence
Award 1983. Received the USAF Undergraduate Pilot Training Academic Achievement Award for Class 8708 Vance AFB. Awarded the USAF Meritorious Service Medal, and the USAF
Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster.

Anderson graduated from the University of Washington in 1981 and was commissioned a second lieutenant. After completing a year of technical training at Kessler AFB Mississippi he was assigned to Randolph AFB Texas. At Randolph he served as Chief of Communication Maintenance for the 2015 Communication Squadron and later as Director of Information System Maintenance for the 1920 Information System Group. In 1988 he was selected to attend Undergraduate Pilot Training at Vance AFB, Oklahoma. Upon graduation he was assigned to the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, Offutt AFB Nebraska as a EC 135 pilot, flying the Strategic Air Commands airborne command post named "Looking Glass". From January 1991 to September 1992 he served as an aircraft commander and instructor pilot in the 920th Air Refueling Squadron, Wurtsmith AFB Michigan. From September 1992 to February 1995 he was assigned as an instructor pilot and tactics officer in the 380 Air Refueling Wing, Plattsburgh AFB New York. Anderson had logged nearly 3000 hours in various models of the KC-135 and the T-38A aircraft.

Selected by NASA in December 1994, Anderson reported to the Johnson Space Center in Math 1 995 completed a year of training and evaluation and is currently qualified for assignment as a mission specialist. He is presently assigned to the Flight Support Branch of the Astronaut Office while awaiting his first flight assignment.